The Federal Government has expressed worry over multinational companies’ usage of the nation’s underground water resources for commercial purposes without obtaining license. The Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu, said this in Abuja on Tuesday at a joint press conference with the Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, to address the controversies surrounding the National Water Resources Bill. Adamu said it was worrisome that without a law to protect the nation’s water resources sector, indiscriminate usage would not be addressed, hence the need for the passage of the National Water Resources Bill into law. According to him, Federal Government…
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The Nigerian Air Force has immortalised the late Flying Officer, Tolulope Arotile who died on July 14 in Kaduna State. Speaking during the newly renovated and remodelled Pilots’ Crew ‘Room’ at the 115 Special Operations Group (115 SOG) Port Harcourt on Tuesday, the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, stated that immortalizing the deceased was in fulfilment of the Force’s promise. Abubakar said the move was in appreciation to Arotile’s for her invaluable contributions to the fight against armed banditry and other criminal activities in the country. The Pilots Crew ‘Room’ was named after the late…
Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State has commiserated with the State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) over the demise of Veteran Journalist, Elder Akin Alofetekun. In a condolence message signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mary Noel-Berje, Governor Sani Bello expressed his heartfelt condolences to the entire members of the Correspondent Chapel in particular and the NUJ in general over the loss. The Governor described the deceased as a seasoned and professional Journalist who has made his mark in Journalism. “He was a professional to the core, an intellectual and a peace loving elder. We’ll surely be…
The National Universities Commission has directed Universities to conclude arrangements for their reopening following the decline in the number of Coronavirus Disease cases in Nigeria. The directive, the NUC said, followed the nod given to it for universities to reopen by the Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Education. The Federal Ministry of Education is represented on the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, headed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, which announced the significant decline in COVID-19 cases. According to the directive, contained in a memo addressed to Vice Chancellors, the universities are to…
Niger State is like a hinge that connects the south west and the Northern parts of Nigeria. Hence, it is home to key or critical federal roads like the Mokwa-Tegina-Brinin Gwari road. Again, of the 32,182.80 kilometers of federal roads across the country, Niger State has the largest share traversing the length and breadth of the state with 2,374, the highest in Nigeria. However, what is meant to be a blessing because of the economic prospects it holds for the state because of the influx of people transiting through the state, became a cause for concern due largely to neglect…
The new legal year for the Cross River judiciary began on Monday without the usual pomp and pageantry. This is because there is a vacancy in the administrative court where the Chief Judge sits. The State has been without a Chief Judge for 20 days now due to differences between the Governor, House of Assembly and the Nigerian Judicial Council. And, legal practitioners are not finding it easy as cases will not be assigned reports the DailyNews Newspapers. “The commencement of new legal year actually started Monday but the normal ceremony that goes with it such as Church service, parades,…
The Ekiti State Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources,Barrister Iyabo Fakunle-Okieimen has charged stakeholders in theforestry sector to cultivate the habit of planting trees to preventforest and allied businesses from going into extinction.The Commissioner made the call while flagging off the distribution andselling of about 30,000 tree seedlings nursed by Ekiti State ForestryCommission at Emirin, Ado- Ekiti.Mrs. Okieimen who was represented by the Permanent Secretary of theMinistry, Mr Tokunbo Alokan appealed to people to always plant fivetrees to replace every one tree they fell.According to her, Governor Kayode Fayemi has approached World Bankunder the NEWMAP project to plant trees covering…
Ekiti State Government has distributed another batch of 13,000 3kg gascylinders with burners to indigent women across the 16 localgovernment areas in the state, as part of efforts to enhance thestandard of living of the people and ensuring clean and hygienicenvironment.The State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development,Alhaja Maryam Ogunlade, who made this known while supervising thedistribution of the Gas cylinders in Ado Ekiti, explained that thedevelopment was a follow-up to the 3,000 cylinders distributed toindigent women earlier this year.Alhaja Ogunlade expressed gratitude to the Federal Government for theprovision of the gas cylinders, noting that the gesture wouldsignificantly reduce…
Ekiti State Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Dr.Olabode Adetoyi has given Terra Villam Agric. Company a week to showserious commitment on the agreement it signed with the Stategovernment on the lands allocated to it at Orin Ekiti and Eporo orforfeit them to other investors willing and ready to put in theirresources.Dr. Adetoyi gave the warning at a meeting with the representatives ofthe company in his office in Ado Ekiti.The Commissioner who expressed his concern over the company’s delay inthe commencement of planting at the middle of September, said that theaction has negated the vision of the governor at putting…
Four princes from eligible ruling houses of Zazzau Emirate are jostling to replace Shehu Idris, the 84-year-old emir, who died on Sunday. Mr Idris spent 45 years on the throne, having ascended the position in 1975 after the death of Muhammadu Aminu, the 17th emir since the 1804 Fulani Jihad. By tradition, a new emir is expected to emerge from any one of the four ruling clans of the emirate. The ruling houses are Katsinawa, Mallawa, Bare-bari and Sullubawa. The late Emir Idris was from the Katsinawa ruling house. Typically, the Kaduna State Government is expected to announce the new…
